Timo Werner, Antonio Rudiger and Leroy Sane have been named in the Germany squad to face England and Azerbaijan this month.

RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner has won a maiden Germany call-up for the world champions' matches against England and Azerbaijan.

The friendly against England in Dortmund will mark an international farewell for long-serving forward Lukas Podolski, who will make his 130th and final appearance for Die Mannschaft.

Werner finds himself at the opposite end of his career at the highest level and will hope to build on an impressive return of 14 goals in 23 top-flight appearances for surprise high-flyers Leipzig.

Roma defender Antonio Rudiger is back in the fold for the first time since a knee ligament injury ruled him out of Euro 2016, while Leroy Sane's impressive displays on the left wing for Manchester City mean he is promoted from the Under-21s once more.